King Solomon's Song and Mine-Momus

[ti:King Solomon's Song and Mine] [ar:Momus] [al:Circus Maximus] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]King Solomon's Song and Mine - Momus [00:12.11]Solomon took a census [00:13.70] [00:14.34]And we were just passing through [00:16.55]But his press gang arrested us [00:19.22]And led us to the quarry two by two [00:21.39] [00:22.89]And now King Solomon [00:24.94] [00:25.55]I'm working for a song in your mine [00:28.45] [00:33.16]Solomon wants a palace and [00:35.54]A temple for his god Yahweh [00:37.26] [00:38.02]But you and me sweet Alison we get sweet FA [00:42.10] [00:43.09]And now King Solomon [00:45.35] [00:46.00]I'm working for a song in your mine [00:48.85] [00:52.44]You trade our daylight for Turkish Delight [00:55.05]You trade our fear for euphoria [00:57.84] [00:59.10]But we trade the real for your underground rail [01:02.07]And your foreman's rules [01:03.48]O my love let's start a trade union for fools [01:07.97] [01:12.54]The Queen of Sheba visited [01:13.97] [01:14.54]She brought spices and guitars [01:16.15] [01:17.31]There never were spices or guitars like that [01:19.70]At least never for the likes of us [01:21.49] [01:22.56]Solomon took some frankincense [01:24.45] [01:24.97]The Queen took some cocaine [01:26.50] [01:27.29]Then the lighting changed and [01:28.69]They sang strange words [01:29.85]And the band already knew the chords [01:32.59]And now King Solomon [01:35.31]I'm working for your song and mine [01:39.72] [01:43.16]You trade our daylight for Turkish Delight [01:45.79]You trade our fear for euphoria [01:48.53] [01:49.97]But we trade the real for your underground rail [01:52.54]And your foreman's rules [01:54.21]O my love [01:55.52] [01:57.63]One thing's sure and nothing's surer [01:59.90]The rich get richer and the poor get [02:02.32] [02:20.01]Now we're living happily Alison and I [02:24.47] [02:25.04]We can't stop singing Solomon's song [02:27.76]We were singing it on the night [02:29.43] [02:30.23]We conceived our healthy children [02:32.28] [02:32.84]Who thanks to the union line [02:34.76] [02:35.57]Are at school with the sons of the foreman [02:38.03] [02:38.58]With a future down the mine [02:40.85] [02:43.31]And soon King Solomon [02:45.34] [02:46.02]They'll be working for your song and mine [02:50.82] [02:54.66]You trade our daylight for Turkish Delight [02:57.23]You trade our fear for euphoria [03:00.70] [03:01.34]But we trade our lives for the song [03:03.34]You taught us to sing [03:04.46] [03:06.23]How does it go The trade union [03:09.41]And God save the King